Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 492 - 229 Come Play, Grandpa!

Come on, sit tight, class is starting!

A girl, nervous, took the initiative to ask, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

How should one answer? There’s no set answer. This depends on your understanding of her personality and the goal you want to achieve. But no matter what, it’s best not to directly answer "yes" or "no"! If you say "yes," she might think you’re not interested in her that way, that you’re rejecting her. If you say "no," it could make you seem uncharismatic, less popular than she imagined, and you’d also lose the initiative, leaving you vulnerable to a series of follow-up questions.

So, what should you do? Let’s not get into advanced tactics. For instance, if she’s a bit of a romantic who isn’t good at making the first move, then the best thing to do is—keep her in suspense.

It only took a blink of an eye for Han Lie to come up with a response.

"What kind of girlfriend? I don’t understand, hmm~~~"

As he spoke, Brother Lie gave her a sidelong glance, teasing her with a mischievous smile.

This Zhazha is even more of a pushover than a complete newbie, yet she’s surprisingly bold.

She clearly wanted to be Han Lie’s official girlfriend, allowing her to openly and unabashedly fawn over the younger Han Lie—hugging, kissing, and playfully lifting him high regardless of the occasion.

Han Lie’s suggestive expression and tone instantly made her thoughts take a suggestive turn—er, no, wait, she actually got the correct, intended meaning, and it hit her like a freight train.

She blushed with coy shyness. "Ah! Of course, I mean a proper girlfriend..."

"Oh? And what does an improper girlfriend look like?"

Han Lie’s smile grew naughtier, and he lowered his voice. "I’m young and don’t know much. Why don’t you tell me, how do you folks in the entertainment industry *handle* relationships?"

The jerk deliberately put extra emphasis on a particular word.

An innocent child might not understand, but she was an experienced little vixen.

"Ah?"

She froze for a moment, then stammered, "I... I don’t have much experience either..."

The subject was successfully derailed.

Now, at twenty-one, Zhazha is thin-skinned. Of course, even at thirty-one, she wouldn’t be much thicker-skinned, still possessing the personality of a princess who’s very concerned about her image. But this didn’t conflict with her inner charm, her clinginess, or her tendency to fantasize and get easily aroused. One was her exterior, the other her interior—a stark contrast between the two.

Having confirmed she was more receptive than anticipated, Brother Lie leaned in closer, his warm breath brushing directly against her ear.

"With you being so soft and adorable, did your ex-boyfriend ever get really rough? You know, the kind who’d want to crush you, knead you into a ball..."

The jerk deliberately brought up her ex-boyfriend; this was to trigger associations.

Sure enough, the next instant, her prominent ears turned beet red.

"You shameless man!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Wow, that was quite a fierce rebuke!

But why does she keep rubbing against me?

Get back, get back! Don’t touch me!

She didn’t move, so Han Lie leaned back himself, creating some distance.

Now’s not the time.

Everyone in the room was glancing at him from time to time. Casual flirting didn’t amount to much and could be passed off as a joke, but more intimate actions were out of the question.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that unfairly tarnish Brother Lie’s pristine reputation?

The jerk not only pulled away, but his smile also suddenly faded.

"Fine, I’m shameless. Then don’t play with me anymore."

Zhazha was completely dumbfounded.

Seriously, how childish can you be?!

She looked up in shock at his calm eyes, and her heart tightened. "I... I didn’t mean it... I wasn’t really calling you that..."

She was at a loss.

Han Lie kept a straight face, then suddenly gave her a wink.

"A lot of people are watching. Act more dignified for me, will you?"

After that bit of teasing, he went back to keeping a straight face.

"PFFT!"

The anxiety in Zhazha’s heart vanished instantly. She burst into giggles, her voice becoming cloyingly sweet again. "You’re so annoying!"

She paused, then added, "Am I not dignified now? Watch me put on an air of dignity!"

She immediately reined in her smile, straightened her back, lifted her chin slightly, and her eyes turned cold.

Wow, that sense of distance emerged instantly.

Though everyone criticized her acting as terrible, this kind of aloof, ice-queen persona, with its strong sense of distance, required no acting from her; a casual display from her was the epitome of it.

"Not bad, you’ve got the vibe~~~"

Brother Lie generously complimented her, but his expression and tone were in stark contrast.

"Right, just like that. We can’t let outsiders laugh at us."

Tsk, so quickly drawing lines between ’us’ and ’them’...

But Zhazha really fell for this act. Maybe she found it fun, or perhaps thrilling; in any case, she cooperated fully.

However, her expressions were one thing; as soon as she spoke, the facade shattered.

"When I don’t want to deal with those flies, none of them dare come near me. Quick, tell me, am I dignified? Am I aloof? Do you feel the urge to commit a crime?"

Good grief!

This girl... to put it nicely, she’s incredibly direct.

To put it bluntly—once she falls for someone, she completely loses her head.

In front of everyone, is this really something we can discuss?!

Brother Lie decided he couldn’t take it anymore.

He said in a low voice, "I’ll leave first later. You come find me, and I’ll quietly tell you the answer."

"I won’t go!"

She turned her head away, her refusal utterly resolute.

But Brother Lie just smiled without a word, giving her a meaningful look.

...

Soon enough, everyone finally agreed on the terms. Han Lie didn’t care about the specifics of the negotiation; the outcome was interesting enough for him.

Huang Sanshi kept his 5,000,000 for personal use, not giving it to anyone. Guo Qingting did the same. Wu Qilong secured the quotas from Shuang Shi and Zhazha, totaling 15,000,000. Da Mimi took Meiba’s quota and also managed to pry away the quotas from Boss Su and Boss Peng, amounting to 20,000,000 in total.